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Ephrathite

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H669

אֶפְרַ֫יִם

eph.ra.yim — Ephraim

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.41.52; son of: Joseph (H3130) and Asenath (H0621); brother of: Manasseh (H4519); father of: Shuthelah (H7803), Becher (H1071H), Tahan (H8465), Ezer (H5827), Elead (H0496) and Beriah (H1283H); also called Ephrathite (NIV: Ephraimite) at 1Sa.1.1; Ephron (Qere, KJV: Ephrain) at 2Ch.13.19; § Ephraim = "double ash-heap: I shall be doubly fruitful" 1) second son of Joseph, blessed by him and given preference over first son, Manasseh 2) the tribe, Ephraim 3) the mountain country of Ephraim 4) sometimes used name for the northern kingdom (Hosea or Isaiah) 5) a city near Baal-hazor 6) a chief gate of Jerusalem

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H672

אֶפְרָ֫תָה

eph.ra.tah — Ephrathah

A womanof the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at 1Ch.2.19; married to Caleb (H3612H); mother of: Hur (H2354); also called Ephrath at 1Ch.2.19; Also named: eph.ra.ti (אֶפְרָתִי "Ephrathite" H0673H) § Ephrath or Ephratah = "ash-heap: place of fruitfulness" 1) a place near Bethel where Rachel died and was buried 2) another name for Bethlehem 3) wife of Caleb

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H673

אֶפְרָתִי

eph.ra.ti — Ephraimite

Someone descended from Ephraim, a man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.41.52; son of: Joseph (H3130) and Asenath (H0621); brother of: Manasseh (H4519); father of: Shuthelah (H7803), Becher (H1071H), Tahan (H8465), Ezer (H5827), Elead (H0496) and Beriah (H1283H); also called Ephrathite (NIV: Ephraimite) at 1Sa.1.1; Ephron (Qere, KJV: Ephrain) at 2Ch.13.19; Group of eph.ra.yim (אֶפְרַ֫יִם "Ephraim" H0669) § Ephrathite = "ashiness: fruitfulness" 1) an inhabitant or descendant of Ephraim (in in Jdg.12.5; 1Ki.11.26) 2) an inhabitant of Bethlehem (in Rut.1.1; 1Sa.1.1; 1Sa.17.12)

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Historical dictionary entry

A citizen of Ephratah, the old name of Bethlehem (Ruth 1:2; 1 Sam. 17:12), or Bethlehem-Judah.

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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